Douglas Costa scored the tying goal on a second-half penalty kick and the Los Angeles Galaxy clinched a Western Conference playoff spot with a 1–1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.
Jonathan Bond protected the tie with a superb stop on Justen Glad’s header in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. He had four saves.
The Galaxy (13–12–8, 47 points) are part of the postseason for the first time since 2019.
Sergio Cordova scored for Real Salt Lake (11–11–11, 44 points). RSL is in eighth place, one point behind seventh-place Minnesota United for the final playoff berth in the West with one match remaining….